Facial recognition to be deployed by police across London, sparking human rights concerns
6 years, 8 months ago

Facial recognition to be deployed by police across London, sparking human rights concerns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sophia Pharaoh said she felt “uncomfortable” knowing the software was in use at the busy intersection, which sits between two shopping centres near Stratford Tube and railway station, adding: “It’s an invasion of privacy and there’s no way around it.” Maya, a local resident who did not want her surname published, said she understood why police were trialling the new technology amid a nationwide rise in violent crime, but continued: “If they are doing that, people need to be aware of the reasons behind it. People need to understand what’s going on.” Her boyfriend, Zee, believed facial recognition could make London safer but said: “If they are using it people should know, and they’re not aware. Shopper Kinga Denko said she was frightened by acid attacks and stabbings in the area and welcomed the trial of facial recognition, adding: “Police to do something to stop this.” Footage from two cameras in Stratford were scanned live by the facial recognition software, which flagged up alerts to officers monitoring the system at the scene and deciding whether to detain potential “matches” to 12.5 million images on the Police National Database. Detective Superintendent Bernie Galopin, the lead on facial recognition for London’s Metropolitan Police, said the operation was targeting wanted suspects to help reduce violent crime and make the area safer.

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South Wales Police to use live facial recognition cameras across Cardiff during Six Nations - but critics warn it will turn the city into an 'Orwellian zone of biometric surveillance'
1 month ago

South Wales Police to use live facial recognition cameras across Cardiff during Six Nations - but critics warn it will turn the city into an 'Orwellian zone of biometric surveillance'

Daily Mail  

South Wales Police have revealed plans to deploy live facial recognition cameras in Cardiff during this year's Six Nations rugby internationals. The cameras will be placed at 'key points' across the city centre, and will alert officers to anyone who is on a predetermined watchlist As the name suggests, live facial recognition, allows the police to recognise wanted individuals among …

More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology

Hindustan Times  

More than 50 sex offenders found to be in breach of court orders have been tracked down by Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology. The new technology has been used to arrest people wanted for criminal offences ranging from theft to rape across London. Additionally, 50 people wanted for allegedly serious offences against women including stalking, domestic abuse, rape and …

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
4 months ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
4 months ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds
4 months ago

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds

ABC  

Retail giant Bunnings has breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers, according to a landmark finding by the Privacy Commissioner. "Individuals who entered the relevant Bunnings stores at the time would not have been aware that facial recognition technology was in use and especially that their sensitive information was being collected, even if briefly," Australian Privacy …

Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI
5 months ago

Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta will use facial recognition technology to help people check whether they are …

How AI cops are ALREADY patrolling Britain's streets: From 'the eye in the sky' to facial recognition surveillance in supermarkets - the Orwellian technologies being used to tackle crime
9 months, 1 week ago

How AI cops are ALREADY patrolling Britain's streets: From 'the eye in the sky' to facial recognition surveillance in supermarkets - the Orwellian technologies being used to tackle crime

Daily Mail  

In his classic novel, 1984, George Orwell imagined how Britain might one day become a totalitarian surveillance state. From facial recognition in your supermarket to the creepy tech predicting future crime, Britain's police are already using AI to keep an eye on criminals across the country Live facial recognition Since 2015, several police forces across the UK have begun to …

Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. “This technology poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties, and Congress should prohibit TSA’s development and deployment of facial recognition tools until rigorous congressional oversight …

Metro board ponders facial recognition, other security measures after subway killing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Metro board ponders facial recognition, other security measures after subway killing

LA Times  

Transit officials are looking at facial recognition technology and fare gates as they scramble to find a way to secure the Metro system after a grandmother was fatally stabbed on the subway this week. Distressed by her death and a rash of attacks, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board on Thursday asked its staff to look into a …

Live facial recognition technology a ‘vital tool’ for policing, Met says
1 year, 1 month ago

Live facial recognition technology a ‘vital tool’ for policing, Met says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Live facial recognition is a “vital tool” for policing, the Metropolitan Police has …

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It
1 year, 2 months ago

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Wired  

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one that might help them finally get a lead on the murder of Maria Jane Weidhofer. “Using DNA found at the crime scene, Parabon Labs reconstructed a possible suspect’s facial features,” the detective explained in a request for “analytical support” sent …

New Orleans facial recognition tool mostly used against Black suspects
1 year, 4 months ago

New Orleans facial recognition tool mostly used against Black suspects

The Independent  

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Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software
1 year, 4 months ago

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software

The Independent  

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Police pledge shoplifting crackdown with facial recognition to make ‘hostile environment’ for thieves
1 year, 5 months ago

Police pledge shoplifting crackdown with facial recognition to make ‘hostile environment’ for thieves

The Independent  

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The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?
1 year, 5 months ago

The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting has surged by 25 per cent – in the latest shocking sign of lawlessness in 'Wild West Britain'. Overall, police recorded crime in England and Wales was 4% higher than the previous year with 6.7million crimes recorded compared with 6.5million in the year ending June 2022, according to the Office of National Statistics. Knife possession offences were also up …

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters

The Independent  

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Police use facial recognition technology to catch prolific shoplifters with state-of-the-art system which can identify potential suspects in just 60 seconds
1 year, 5 months ago

Police use facial recognition technology to catch prolific shoplifters with state-of-the-art system which can identify potential suspects in just 60 seconds

Daily Mail  

Game-changing facial recognition technology is now being used by police to catch prolific shoplifters. Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the results were 'game-changing' and the use of FRT could revolutionise how police forces investigate Concerns: Privacy rights group Big Brother Watch launched a legal challenge over the use of facial recognition software in the UK Opposed: The software …

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban
1 year, 5 months ago

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

The Independent  

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Lawsuits by Black plaintiffs over misidentification by facial recognition grow
1 year, 5 months ago

Lawsuits by Black plaintiffs over misidentification by facial recognition grow

LA Times  

Randal Quran Reid, shown at his attorney’s office last week, says the use of facial recognition technology by a sheriff’s detective in Louisiana led to his arrest in crimes he did not commit. “They couldn’t give me any information outside of, ‘You’ve got to wait for Louisiana to come take you,’ and there was no timeline on that.” Quran, 29, …

Wrongly arrested because of facial recognition: Why new police tech risks serious miscarriages of justice
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrongly arrested because of facial recognition: Why new police tech risks serious miscarriages of justice

The Independent  

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Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology
1 year, 6 months ago

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Silkie Carlo, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: “It’s disturbing and deeply …

Application of facial recognition tech needs to be strictly regulated
1 year, 7 months ago

Application of facial recognition tech needs to be strictly regulated

China Daily  

A visitor tries 3D facial recognition tech on Tuesday at the Light of Internet Expo of the sixth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province. China's cyberspace authorities published a draft regulation for management of facial recognition technology on Tuesday to solicit public opinion, which serves like a curtain-raiser for governance of the facial recognition system. The draft regulation is …

Home Office ‘agreed to lobby for facial recognition use to cut shop crime’
1 year, 7 months ago

Home Office ‘agreed to lobby for facial recognition use to cut shop crime’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Home Office has “urgent questions to answer” over reports …

Campaigners urge UK Government to scrap 'disturbing' use of AI
1 year, 9 months ago

Campaigners urge UK Government to scrap 'disturbing' use of AI

Daily Mail  

Campaign groups have urged the UK Government to scrap the 'disturbing' use of AI and claimed it was 'behind the curve' on regulating its use by public authorities. The groups, like Public Law Project and Big Brother Watch, warned that UK public bodies have been using AI in 'disturbing' and 'secretive' ways for 'years'. 'We have seen public bodies using …

Police to use controversial facial recognition software at Beyonce’s first UK concert
1 year, 10 months ago

Police to use controversial facial recognition software at Beyonce’s first UK concert

The Independent  

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UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI
1 year, 10 months ago

UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI

Daily Mail  

Police forces across the country could soon be rolling out facial recognition cameras despite fears it could lead to widespread surveillance. The King’s coronation earlier this month saw the largest deployment of AI policing technology in ‘world history’, Professor Fraser Sampson said Official figures have revealed an estimated 68,000 royal fan’s faces were scanned across the day - but only …

TSA is testing facial recognition at more airports, raising privacy concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

TSA is testing facial recognition at more airports, raising privacy concerns

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. In a February letter to TSA, five senators — four Democrats and an Independent who is part of the Democratic caucus — demanded the agency stop the program, saying: “Increasing biometric surveillance of …

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
2 years, 3 months ago

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

The Independent  

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Facial recognition system of Tamil Nadu police stirs privacy row
2 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition system of Tamil Nadu police stirs privacy row

Hindustan Times  

The facial recognition system which chief minister M K Stalin launched last year for police to identify criminals has stirred a controversy after a Chennai motorist tweeted about being checked at night, sparking concerns over collecting personal data and the right to privacy. !” To this the verified handle of the Greater Chennai Police responded: “Facial recognition system is being …

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulated
2 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulated

LA Times  

A facial recognition system showing a blue interface with a human head. In Williams’ case, the Detroit Police Department used Michigan State Police’s facial recognition program to identify a suspect from a grainy surveillance image. Facial recognition technology, in addition to its algorithmic biases, can — and has — been used by law enforcement to identify peaceful protesters, investigate minor …

Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology

The Hindu  

The story so far: Right to Information responses received by the Internet Freedom Foundation, a New-Delhi based digital rights organisation, reveal that the Delhi Police treats matches of above 80% similarity generated by its facial recognition technology system as positive results. In 2020, the Delhi Police stated in an RTI response that, though they obtained FRT as per the Sadhan …

Police Commission sets new rules for how LAPD uses surveillance technology
2 years, 7 months ago

Police Commission sets new rules for how LAPD uses surveillance technology

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore in 2020. This week, Moore voiced support for new rules on how the department can use surveillance technology, saying they would be “valuable in building public trust.” The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased …

How Customs and Border Protection is using surveillance technology.
2 years, 7 months ago

How Customs and Border Protection is using surveillance technology.

Slate  

This article was adapted from the Aug. 4 edition of the Border Chronicle. We already have that information.” As Higgins spoke during a hearing titled “Assessing CBP’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology,” he looked at Daniel Tanciar, the chief innovation officer of Pangiam, a company founded in 2020 that aims “to revolutionize the future of operations, security, and safety at …

Privacy group complains of ‘unlawful’ facial recognition at convenience stores
2 years, 7 months ago

Privacy group complains of ‘unlawful’ facial recognition at convenience stores

The Independent  

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Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action
2 years, 7 months ago

Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action

The Telegraph  

Supermarkets using facial recognition cameras to scan shoppers to identify thieves face investigation by a watchdog after the first legal complaint against their use. The Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate Southern Co-op’s use of live facial recognition cameras in its supermarkets by Big Brother Watch, which claims their deployment may be unlawful. Big Brother Watch said Southern Co-op …

That selfie you posted can be used to train machines — which might not be a bad thing
2 years, 9 months ago

That selfie you posted can be used to train machines — which might not be a bad thing

ABC  

Did you hear the one about the person who shared a smoking-hot selfie on social media? This week, consumer group CHOICE revealed retail giants Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys have been using facial recognition technology to capture the biometric data of consumers in some of their stores. Sarah Moulds, a senior law lecturer at the University of South Australia, …

Renewed calls for national guidelines on using facial recognition technology after CHOICE investigation
2 years, 9 months ago

Renewed calls for national guidelines on using facial recognition technology after CHOICE investigation

ABC  

Tech and human rights experts have renewed calls for a national framework on the use of facial recognition technology, as one described it as the "wild west of the digital world". Key points: Australia does not have dedicated laws for the use of facial recognition technology Some forms of the technology used to identify people are "prone to error", experts …

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
2 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools

LA Times  

Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined. Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. It infringes on privacy — with little benefit to public safety, because facial recognition …

Telangana Minister KTR Calls for Greater Transparency in Govt's Use of Facial Technology
2 years, 9 months ago

Telangana Minister KTR Calls for Greater Transparency in Govt's Use of Facial Technology

News 18  

Telangana’s Information Technology minister KT Rama Rao said one of the most difficult challenges in using technologies like facial recognition in conjunction with Artificial Intelligence is gaining citizens’ trust that the government uses such data in an unbiased manner. It should be noted that European Commission banned facial recognition technology in public settings for up to five years in 2020 …

KTR calls for transparency in use of facial technology by govt
2 years, 9 months ago

KTR calls for transparency in use of facial technology by govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: One of the biggest challenges in using technologies such as facial recognition, coupled with use of artificial intelligence, is gaining confidence of citizens that the government uses such data in an unbiased manner, and that citizens are not surveilled unless they have been notified, according to information technology minister K.T. Rama Rao said the only way to be able …

Facial recognition company used by British police fined £7.5m over unlawful image database
2 years, 10 months ago

Facial recognition company used by British police fined £7.5m over unlawful image database

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A facial recognition company used by British police forces has …

Face scanner Clearview AI aims to branch out beyond police
2 years, 11 months ago

Face scanner Clearview AI aims to branch out beyond police

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A controversial face recognition company that’s built a massive photographic dossier of the world’s people for use by police, national governments and — most recently — the Ukrainian military is now planning to offer its technology to banks and other private businesses. The new “consent-based” product would use Clearview’s algorithms to verify a person’s face, but would …

Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’
3 years ago

Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use live facial recognition …

Facebook to shut down facial recognition system and delete face print data of 1 billion users
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook to shut down facial recognition system and delete face print data of 1 billion users

ABC  

Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system and delete the face prints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse. Key points: The facial-recognition system automatically identifies users in photos and videos The changes will roll out worldwide in coming weeks and be completed by December Facebook did not rule out using …

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

The Hindu  

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” said a blog post Tuesday from Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for Facebook’s new parent company, Meta. “Its removal will result in …

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users. Pesenti wrote that the world’s largest social network …

Facial recognition cameras installed in UK school canteens
3 years, 5 months ago

Facial recognition cameras installed in UK school canteens

The Independent  

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As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows
3 years, 5 months ago

As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows

Al Jazeera  

From mobile phone trackers to facial recognition software, a range of spying tools were on sale at a recent London exhibition. London, United Kingdom – “First we pick up that there’s a planned protest,” said Barry Millet, an information security manager at Mitie, as he pointed at a computer screen streaming a small protest. “One hour of CCTV video from …

Dutch police likely used controversial facial recognition software despite minister’s denial: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch police likely used controversial facial recognition software despite minister’s denial: Report

NL Times  

A leaked software log from the debated facial recognition software Clearview AI showed that Dutch police officers used the program to identify suspects, the Reformatorisch Dagblad reported. In April 2020, Minister of Justice Ferd Grapperhaus denied that Dutch authorities used the software. Yet, based on Clearview AI logs the Dutch police used the software between 50 to 100 times between …

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move
3 years, 6 months ago

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move

The Hindu  

In the monsoon session of Parliament, no meaningful debate could take place due to the controversy over Pegasus, the spyware. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States uses facial recognition technology for potential investigative leads; police forces in England use facial recognition to tackle serious violence. Impact on rights From a technical angle, facial recognition technology can be …

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